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About Rabat

Rabat, Morocco's capital and second-largest city, sits on the Atlantic coast at the Bouregreg estuary. Founded in 1150, it boasts...

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First intercontinental flight of the Solar Impulse aircraft
24 May
News Rabat
First intercontinental flight of the Solar Impulse aircraft

The Swiss experimental solar aircraft Solar Impulse will begin its first intercontinental flight...

The jolts of an artisanal wealth
21 May
News Rabat
The jolts of an artisanal wealth

Known for its undisputed quality and attractiveness, the Rabat carpet, once prized and well-sold,...

Exhibition: Sahrawi handicrafts on display in Rabat
21 May
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Exhibition: Sahrawi handicrafts on display in Rabat

The Moroccan Foundation for the Promotion of Sahrawi Heritage organised an exhibition of Saharan...

The capital prepares to host the 4th World Mayors' Congress
15 May
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The capital prepares to host the 4th World Mayors' Congress

The Rabat 2013 association, in charge of organising the fourth Congress of United Cities and Local...

Awareness campaign after a serious tramway accident
07 May
News Rabat
Awareness campaign after a serious tramway accident

A fatal tramway accident occurred last Friday in Rabat. The victim allegedly tried to cross the...

The 9th USFP congress, "the last opportunity" to restore order in the party's ranks (Abdelwahed Radi)
05 May
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The 9th USFP congress, "the last opportunity" to restore order in the party's ranks (Abdelwahed Radi)

The 9th congress of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), scheduled for next September,...

The chaotic daily life of beggar women
16 Apr
News Rabat
The chaotic daily life of beggar women

- Poverty, destitution, sadness, this is the lot of these beggar mothers present throughout the old...

Mohammed Assalmi at Nobl’ys Gallery: A painting in the colours of the terroir
13 Apr
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Mohammed Assalmi at Nobl’ys Gallery: A painting in the colours of the terroir

Nobl’ys Gallery in Rabat is currently hosting the plastic works of academic painter Mohammed...

The Friends of the Abnormal Movement Association sounds the alarm: 30,000 Moroccan Parkinson's patients are suffering
13 Apr
News Rabat
The Friends of the Abnormal Movement Association sounds the alarm: 30,000 Moroccan Parkinson's patients are suffering

On the occasion of World Parkinson's Day, the Friends of the Abnormal Movement Association...